1.
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I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of
CopyTele, Inc.;
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2.
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Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain
any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under
which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period
covered by this report;
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3.
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Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and
other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all
material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash
flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this
report;
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4.
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The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I
are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and
procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and
internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act
Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and
have:
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(a)
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Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or
caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our
supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the
registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us
by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which
this report is being prepared;
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(b)
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Designed such internal control over financial
reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be
designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding
the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial
statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles;
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(c)
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Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s
disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our
conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and
procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on
such evaluation; and
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(d)
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Disclosed in this report any change in the
registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred
during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s
fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially
affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s
internal control over financial reporting;
and
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5.
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The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I
have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control
over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit
committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing
the equivalent functions):
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/s/ Denis A. Krusos | ||
Denis A. Krusos | ||
Chairman of the Board and | ||
January 29, 2010 | Chief Executive Officer |